Is coronavirus really that bad?
Do you think it’s just another swine flu type of thing or is it worse . Will it be like the black plague
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Mamapolo2016 · F
Thus far, nothing like the black death. And likely, if there was no other illness or injury requiring hospitalization, and there were still hospitals, it would be fairly easily handled.
This virus is more deadly than they are suggesting ... but it's not the virus itself alone ... it's the virus in addition to all the other illness and injury that didn't stop when the virus started. Hospitals in heavily hit countries are strained way past capacity. How long can medical personnel work around the clock, even if they don't get sick? And they are getting sick, too.
You're young and healthy. Why SHOULDN'T you go to the mall or gym or club? So, you get a little sick, like a cold. Big deal.
It might be a big deal. Most recently they are reporting incubation periods (how long after you are infected before you start showing symptoms) of 2-14 days. Some people are asymptomatic. They have the virus but don't have any symptoms, and they can still transmit it to others.
This means you might be unknowingly risking passing the virus on to everybody you encounter for TWO WEEKS. And everybody THEY encounter. Like their father, their sister, their boss, their girlfriend. Like YOUR boyfriend. And his mother...
The more people you are around, the higher the likelihood you'll catch the virus. Because the person you caught it from didn't stay home as much as humanly possible. Because they got bored. Or had to work. There are a great many good reasons to leave the house.
Make sure your reason is a good one because you might have to live (or die) with the results.
This virus is more deadly than they are suggesting ... but it's not the virus itself alone ... it's the virus in addition to all the other illness and injury that didn't stop when the virus started. Hospitals in heavily hit countries are strained way past capacity. How long can medical personnel work around the clock, even if they don't get sick? And they are getting sick, too.
You're young and healthy. Why SHOULDN'T you go to the mall or gym or club? So, you get a little sick, like a cold. Big deal.
It might be a big deal. Most recently they are reporting incubation periods (how long after you are infected before you start showing symptoms) of 2-14 days. Some people are asymptomatic. They have the virus but don't have any symptoms, and they can still transmit it to others.
This means you might be unknowingly risking passing the virus on to everybody you encounter for TWO WEEKS. And everybody THEY encounter. Like their father, their sister, their boss, their girlfriend. Like YOUR boyfriend. And his mother...
The more people you are around, the higher the likelihood you'll catch the virus. Because the person you caught it from didn't stay home as much as humanly possible. Because they got bored. Or had to work. There are a great many good reasons to leave the house.
Make sure your reason is a good one because you might have to live (or die) with the results.